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>> This is all that's left of the plane carrying Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Tiori Zavascki. The Supreme Court Judge investigating a massive kickback scandal embroiling the Brazilian government. Investigators remaining tight lipped Friday as they begin the grim work of trying to piece together what really happened when the plane carrying the judge crashed into the sea the day before.

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The crash not only killing the judge but four others including the business man owner of the plane and his 23 year old personal masseuse. Roiter's Chief Brazil correspondent Brad Brookes, has some of the grim details.>> Eye witnesses who arrived at the scene of the crash in a small bay outside of a small colonial town off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state said that the young woman was actually still alive when they arrived and she was banging on the glass and pleading with those who had arrived at the scene to get her out of the plane.

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Unfortunately, they were not able to break the windows of the plane to rescue the woman and she drowned to death.>> Those who saw the crash said the plane went down in harsh weather conditions including heavy rains and low visibility. But that's not stopping the Brazilian public from speculating.

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>> A lot of people question whether this was indeed an accident. Understandably, Brazilians are really, really suspicious of their government, because

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is, as has been covered in the last three years, there have been so many powerful political figures caught up in this corruption investigation.>> Experts however are reserving judgment, choosing to wait for officials to complete the probe.

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The judge's untimely death however, does give Brazilian President Michel Temer, who himself has been indicated in the corruption scandal, a little breathing room. Before his death the judge was just getting ready to make public 700 testimonies at the center of the kickback probe. Experts say that information is still to come out, but is likely delayed at least a few months.